There has been no official comment from Tehran about the alleged shelling.

The Kurdish regional parliament in Iraq held a special meeting on August 28 and called on the Iraqi government, the UN, and U.S.-led coalition forces to pressure both Iran and Turkey to stop bombing Kurdish areas.

Jabar Yawer, the spokesman for the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Guard Forces, told RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq that Kurdish officials have already asked Iran to end the shelling, which he said was targeting civilians, and requested an explanation.